Merry Christmas!


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Deck them halls with books of comics! Cathy and I painted last week at the home of Brenda Swenson, famous watercolorist and author of a Walter Foster book, in South Pasadena. Although rain threatened, none fell. About 30 painters showed up to do studies of the old neighborhood houses and the South Pas. water tower. Brenda has a small collection of antique truck bodies in her back yard that proved to be cooperative painting subjects! She served great bowls of steaming bishop, plum pudding, hog jowls, chitlin’s and chestnuts! (I’m only serious.) I prefer hot Tom n’ Jerry, but it’s scarce in these parts. Cathy did a charming oil of Brenda’s front porch with wreath and poinsettia plant, I did the neighbor’s house with dark bougainvillea in the foreground. The light was very touch and go due to the shifting cloud cover. Have a peaceful and joyous Holiday season, everyone! By the way, there’s only one more episode of Lane Allen’s Diary, then maybe someone will step up with more of them!

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